The current legal climate in some parts of the world is so biased
against men that as a man, you're a total fool if you enter a love
relationship with a woman with an underage child.
Whenever the child feels unhappy with something you do, the blame falls
on the fact that you are not the child's natural father, and an usurper
of the child's mother. When the child is old enough to do so, it will
probably scheme against you, and whenever her mother feels unhappy about
you, she will side with the child.
If any problem in your relationship becomes public, expect no sympathy
from the media, even when those who report about you are fellow men.
If any problem in your relationship comes to the attention of law
enforcement agencies or the judiciary, it will likely even get worse.
Because of the child's natural opposition against you, any testimony it will
give will likely very much exaggerate anything "bad" you may have done,
and there is a considerable likelihood that you will be framed for
child abuse.
Now, while all of the above already is bad enough in the US, it's even
worse in some Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines.
Because there, you have two aggravating factors: a local male population that
views all foreign men who enter into sexual relationships with local
women as unwelcome competitors, and a judiciary with much lower standards
in establishing the guilt of an accused than in the US.
In the Philippines, foreign men have been sent to death row on framed
charges of abusing a jealous live-in partner's daughter, and the filing
of criminal charges against foreign men who do not behave in a way that
pleases the Philippine female part of a relationship is a common
scheme. The 'sexual opportunities' member section provides case reports and
further details.
That much about male fools.
Now for wise men.
As long as the anti-male bias in the US media won't end, and as long as
the anti-male bias in law enforcement and the judiciary is not
corrected, follow a few simple principles.
As a wise man, don't enter commitment-based sexual relationships with
women who have children. Sooner or later, the foul decision to do so
will haunt you.
I think that in the US and many countries that follow the US model of
anti-male bias, it is appropriate that women who are single parents live
without a permanent male partner.
If ever you find yourself in a sexual relationship with a woman who has
a child or children, keep the child or children away. By no means
become a substitute father.
If you are a wise man in the US or another country with a similar
anti-male bias, consider heterosexual relationships in other parts of the
world. Many men in the US and countries that follow the US role model
have only learned to accept feminist terms because otherwise, they would
likely end up without a sexual outlet.
When a considerable number of men temporarily or permanently emigrate
from the US for sexual reasons, this can have some interesting
implications. If governments of countries that would be preferred destinations
were to handle this rightly, the movement can channel substantial
amounts of money to their citizens.
And no, local men in destination countries would not have to be losers.
An increasing number of pro-sexual women realizes that the
anti-heterosexual social and judicial climate in the US, as it is favored by
feminazis and Christian fundamentalists, is not appropriate for them either,
and they increasingly consider a more sexual lifestyle with local men
abroad.
While there is a long tradition of US women traveling for better sex
(to Hawaii in the 50s, or to destinations that provided "Latin" lovers),
the potential exists for this to happen on a larger scale.
As men in the US who prefer a pro-sexual lifestyle are increasingly
threatened by sexual harassment charges, false date rape charges, domestic
violence charges, and more of that kind, they naturally develop
heterophobia. And as US men either go abroad for heterosexual adventures or
restrain themselves, US women who would welcome to be sexually
approached, increasingly find it harder to be with men they find attractive.
Bali used to be a destination that was well suited for single females
from Western countries, as the local men are charming and always willing
to approach Western women while at the same time still being polite and
not obnoxious. Bali also has always been a much safer destination for
women than, for example, Jamaica or Tunisia.
However, the current (2005, 2006) Indonesian government has decided to
choke tourism in favor of Islamic law and order, arresting especially
foreigners with miniscule amounts of personal-use drugs and processing
them for long prison terms.
Yes, I can imagine a future when sexual emigration from the US (of
heterosexual men and heterosexual women) can become a trend that opposes
the economic immigration to the US.
And Third World countries that could become destinations could make
sure that such a trend substantially benefits them. Appropriate measures
should include easy stay permits for those who pay a flat foreign
visitor tax of a few hundred dollars per month.